Mephobarbital - I have heard this drug--Mebaral 50mg--has been discontinued. True? If so, is there?

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Yes it is true.Drug company Lundbeck recently announced that they are abandoning the product because, under the FDA unapproved-drug campaign, FDA is no longer willing to allow it to be "grandfathered". A new drug application was never submitted to the FDA to gain marketing approval. The drug will no longer be available when supplies are depleted, which is anticipated by the end of 2011.

i'm unfamiliar with the abovementioned reasons that led to this drug no longer being manufactured by Lundbeck. However i am aware that the name of the company has changed a few times since my daughter was first prescribed Mebaral.Can you let me know if this is just another one of those fairly expected company "name changes" i've seen over the years or is this really not going to be available to those that depend on this drug for seizure control.Any thing we can do about this... please let me know..my daughters life depends on its availability .. tried many combinations .. mebaral works. She is 24 years old .

Please visit www.mebaraldiscontinued.com. It is a web site that has been set up specifically for those of us who have been affected by the discontinuance of Mebaral. We need to all come together so we can be heard.

thank you very much for the insight into fda processes.It helped make sense to such an unusual situation . I suggested phenobarbital as a substitution to my daughter's prescribing physician, he agreed and she's doing fine now. Again thanks for your information!

I am so glad to hear that your Daughter is doing well!! It was a scary time when everyone found out. Our Dad has also completed his transition to Pheno and is doing great. So glad to hear that! Please take care. And thanks for checking in and letting us know how it went. =)

when i got home to nj and compared the mebaral with the mebaral i had at home they were different. this odd since there is no generic. i was sick for months both in florida and at home. i had trouble walking talking staying awake and my drug levels were high without an increase or weight loss. i think there was something wrong with this drug and the company did not take responsibility. i have the leftover tablets and intend to investigate this. antone else have a similar problem? please write.